I wonder why the British didn’t make a diversionary landing at Breed’s Hill and landed a main force farther up the peninsula and driven south into the rear of the American line?
Usually those answers involve logistics... like not enough suitable boats.
It’s addressed in the book. The British attempted a landing on a stretch of beach behind Bunker Hill and fought a skirmish with colonials who were behind a low stone wall. They probably could have come back but maybe didn’t realize how easily they,could have overwhelmed this group and also I think the tides then changed, if I remember correctly.